Finance Graduate Apprentice (Holland & Barrett)

Join us as a Finance Graduate and play a vital role in supporting our commercial growth, operational efficiency, and strategic transformation.

Your Rotations:

You’ll rotate through four core areas of our Finance team, including:

Internal Audit:

Transactional Finance:

Get hands-on experience with the day-to-day operations that keep our business moving: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cash Management

Financial Reporting, Internal Audit & Control:

Work on month-end processes, audit preparation, Internal audit, compliance, and statutory reporting

Commercial Finance:

Partner with teams across Buying, Marketing, central functions and Retail to support product performance analysis, category profitability, and promotional strategy

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Contribute to business-wide planning, forecasting, and strategic modelling to drive better financial outcomes

You’ll also gain exposure to projects that focus on automation, sustainability, and transformation - helping us shape the future of finance at Holland & Barrett.

Who are the customers for this role?

Internal Finance Team Commercial and Operations teams (Business Partnering) Senior Leadership Team and external auditors (as required)

Scale & Authority:

Planning - Short to medium-term planning cycles for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting timelines Decision Making - Supports decisions through detailed analysis and insights; no independent authority Financial Accountability - No direct budget ownership; responsible for supporting financial monitoring and reporting Impact of role -  Enhances financial accuracy, improves forecasting, and supports operational and strategic decisions

What needs to be done?

Assist in preparing accurate and timely financial reports and management information Participate in annual budget and periodic forecasting processes Support financial control activities including reconciliations and month-end tasks

Key Responsibilities/ Activities:

Develop and maintain financial models to support commercial decisions Identify and recommend improvements to financial processes and systems Work closely with operational teams to provide financial insights and drive value Contribute to project work such as systems implementations or change initiatives

What Key Performance Indicators will be measured to evaluate success?

Timeliness and accuracy of financial reports and models Contribution to budgeting and forecasting accuracy Impact and quality of process improvement initiatives Positive feedback from internal stakeholders Achievement towards professional qualifications (e.g., CIMA, ACCA)

Training Outcome:
Fixed term contract for 3 years Potential for permanent role upon completion of apprenticeship

Employer Description:

At Holland & Barrett, we’re on a mission to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone. As one of the UK’s leading health and wellness retailers, we’re transforming into a digitally-led, insight-driven business – and finance is at the heart of that journey.

Join us as a Finance Graduate and play a vital role in supporting our commercial growth, operational efficiency, and strategic transformation.

Our 3-year Finance Graduate Scheme is designed to fast-track your career within one of the most dynamic areas of our business. Over the course of the programme, you'll complete 3x 12-month placements across key areas of the Finance function, building a broad foundation while working towards a fully funded professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).

At Holland and Barrett, we live our values, and take an EPIC approach to everything that we do:

Expertise

A sense of trust…

We’re true experts and everything we do is based on brilliant knowledge, which builds trust in our brand, with customers and each other.

Pioneering

A sense of curiosity…

We’re curious, push boundaries, explore opportunities and try new things - innovating to benefit our customers and the business

Inclusive

A sense of belonging…

We’re collaborative, embrace diverse perspectives, thinking and approaches, and together deliver the best outcomes for customers and the business

Caring

A sense of wellbeing…

We’re focused on the health and wellness of our colleagues, customers and wider community, and we’re proactive in improving them and our sustainability?

This is underpinned by our leadership behaviours:

Customer Obsession

We create a customer focused environment, anticipating, understanding and meeting customers’ needs, putting them at the heart of all we do.

Delivering Results

We take ownership and accountability for our work, are prepared with plans, execute brilliantly, deliver on our promises, and relentlessly improve results

Belief in our people

We trust and support each other, create a safe environment where people can be themselves, show empathy, coach and develop others and give recognition.

Positivity and Pace

We’re positive, bringing energy to our work and interactions, we act with pace, use failures to fuel our success, have a can-do approach and celebrate achievements.

Purposefully Inspiring

We’re passionate about our purpose, inspiring and enthusing others by painting pictures and telling stories about the future and setting clear direction.

Bravery and Confidence

We’re courageous and face into challenges, quickly bounce back from setbacks and remain confident in our plans adapting our approach as needed.

Collaborate and Connect

We work together to deliver our plans, share information generously, build connections, actively listen, value different perspectives and considerately provide feedback.

Act on Data and Insight

We use data, insight, outside in perspectives and experience to understand opportunities make decisions, balance risk, and develop plans and actions.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed. Interview date and assessment centre will be June 17th 10am-1pm

Skills:
Team working,Strong analytical skills,Strong numerical skills,Confident communicator,Proficiency in Microsoft Excel,Effective written skills,Verbal communication,Adaptability,Eagerness to learn